Archive timeline
2006
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2006, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2006
- JUNE 20, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. COURT COMMUTES DEATH BY STONING SENTENCE
a United Arab Emirates appeal court commuted to imprisonment a sentence of death by stoning handed down by a lower court against a Bangladeshi convicted of adultery. The court ordered Shaheen Abdel Rahman jailed for a year and then deported to his home co
- JUNE 20, 2006Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
SIERRA LEONE. LAWCLA TO CHALLENGE GOVERNMENT AT SUPREME COURT
Oju Wilson, Coordinator of Training, Research and Advocacy of the Lawyers Center for Legal Assistance (LAWCLA) revealed that LAWCLA would soon file a motion at the Supreme Court in order for the government to repeal capital punishment in the country's law
- JUNE 20, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
an Iranian convicted of killing two civilians in a bombin...
an Iranian convicted of killing two civilians in a bombing and a policeman in a shooting has been hanged in the southeastern town of Zabol hard by the Afghan border, official media said.
- JUNE 20, 2006PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
the state Supreme Court ruled that Thomas Jeffrey Gorby...
the state Supreme Court ruled that Thomas Jeffrey Gorby...
- JUNE 20, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
a man was executed in Zabol Prison according to state-run news agency Irna.
a man was executed in Zabol Prison according to state-run news agency Irna.
- JUNE 19, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. PROSECUTORS SEEK DEATH FOR SADDAM
prosecutors demanded the death penalty for Saddam Hussein and three of his former aides for crimes against humanity following a 1982 crackdown on Shi'ites in which hundreds were killed and tortured after an attempt on the Iraqi leader's life in the villag
- JUNE 19, 2006ItalyDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. HANDS OFF CAIN, ''HANDS OFF SADDAM''
“Our Hands Off Cain is also valid for Saddam: thus, ‘hands off Saddam’, which does not equate to non-punishment, but physical wellbeing and human dignity”, stated Secretary and Treasurer of Hands Off Cain Sergio D’Elia and Elisabetta Zamparutti in comment
- JUNE 19, 2006CubaDEATH PENALTY
CUBA. DISSIDENTS ASK FOR AMNESTY FOR POLITICAL PRISONERS, MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS
dissident groups in Cuba asked Havana to grant a general amnesty to political prisoners and to introduce a legal moratorium on capital executions.
- JUNE 19, 2006ItalyDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. ‘NO TO THE DEATH PENALTY FOR SADDAM HUSSEIN’, CAPPATO
“The request put forward by prosecutors to sentence Saddam Hussein to death will not bring justice to the genocides, torture and to the atrocious crimes against the Iraqi population committed by the former Baghdad strongman”.
- JUNE 19, 2006MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
MOROCCO. CALL FOR ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY IN MOROCCO
the World Coalition against the death penalty held its general assembly in Casablanca on June 17-18. The special session was dedicated to the abolition of the death penalty in Morocco, North Africa and the Middle East.
- JUNE 19, 2006SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA. ISLAMIC COURT CARRIES OUT EXECUTION
the Islamic shari'ah Ifka Halan court executed Ilmi Ba Hasan Adow, convicted of murdering a man in Afgooye, southern Somalia.
- JUNE 19, 2006OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
the way Oklahoma executes killers by lethal injection is constitutional...
the way Oklahoma executes killers by lethal injection is constitutional, humane and effective, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals said in a precedent-setting, unanimous decision.
- JUNE 18, 2006EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT. 2 MEN HANGED FOR TAKING HOSTAGES
two brothers who led a gang that held more than 100 people hostage were hanged in Alexandria.
- JUNE 18, 2006United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE. GARDENER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF WOMAN
the Sharjah Sharia Court of First Instance sentenced a Pakistani gardener to capital punishment for stabbing a newly-wed woman to death in Sharjah, UAE. The Sharjah Public Prosecution charged the 22-year-old, identified only as “S.K.”, with the premeditat
- JUNE 16, 2006VermontDEATH PENALTY
Donald Fell, 26, was formally sentenced to death...
Donald Fell, 26, was formally sentenced to death, Vermont’s 1st death sentence since 1957. Fell said what he did “was horrible and wrong” as he apologized before U.S. District Court Judge William Sessions III sentenced him.
- JUNE 16, 2006KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
KYRGYZSTAN. NO NEED TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY, MP
“Many people say that it is necessary to abolish death penalty. I do not think we need abolish it.
- JUNE 15, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. WOMAN AND A MAN HANGED IN SOUTHEASTERN PROVINCE
the Iranian regime hanged a woman and a man in Iranshahr, southeast Iran.
- JUNE 15, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. LAWYERS CALL FOR SUSPENSION OF EXECUTIONS
in a letter submitted to Justice Minister Seiken Sugiura, the Japan Federation of Bar Associations said executions should be suspended given the possibility that rulings could be mistaken, as had occurred in past cases where the death penalty had initiall
- JUNE 15, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY FOR CORRUPTION - OFFICIAL
"According to data collected over the past decade, it is not pragmatic to execute officials who are convicted of corruption," the Hunan Province provincial organization deputy director, Wang Minggao, said.
- JUNE 15, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. 34 DISMISSED, 24 AWARDED CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR FINANCIAL ANOMALIES IN POST OFFICES, NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TOLD
34 employees were dismissed and 24 others awarded capital punishment during the last two years for their involvement in 49 embezzlement cases and financial irregularities in the General Post Office (GPO) and other Post Offices.
- JUNE 15, 2006North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
EU. EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PASSES RESOLUTION ON N. KOREAN HUMAN RIGHTS
the European Parliament adopted a resolution urging North Korea to improve its human rights conditions in a plenary session held at the French city of Strasbourg.
- JUNE 15, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF 2 IN FUKUSHIMA
the Fukushima District Court's Koriyama branch sentenced 57-year-old Minoru Watanabe to death for the murder of two people in 2001 in Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture. The court said Watanabe played a leading role in the murders, dismissing his argument that
- JUNE 15, 2006NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Salisu Babuga was executed in Jos prison in Nigeria
Salisu Babuga was executed in Jos prison in Nigeria
- JUNE 14, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. DEATH PENALTY FOR SUNNI MILITANT
Mohammad Aslam, also known as Muawia, was sentenced to death by an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan after being found guilty of killing six Shia Muslims during an attack in 1995. He had pleaded not guilty.
- JUNE 14, 2006ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. HANDS OFF CAIN WELCOMES FOREIGN MINISTER’S COMMITMENT IN ABOLISHMENT OF DEATH PENALTY
Hands Off Cain appreciates the announcement made today by Italy’s Foreign Minister Massimo D’Alema who, whilst expounding the guidelines for Italy’s foreign policy, reaffirmed Italy’s commitments for the abolition of the death penalty worldwide.
- JUNE 14, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MAN HANGED FOR MURDER
Mohammad Khan was hanged in Faisalabad District Jail, Pakistan, in the morning hours.
- JUNE 14, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. FOUR ARABS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TERRORISM
four Arabs convicted of unrest in Iran's southeastern oil city of Ahwaz were sentenced to death.
- JUNE 14, 2006PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. EVANGELICALS TO ABANDON ARROYO OVER ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
a Catholic Church prelate said President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo may lose the support of the Philippine Council for Evangelical Churches (PCEC) and other religious groups and organizations in favour of capital punishment should she approve the abolition o
- JUNE 14, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. LAHORE HIGH COURT CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE TO MURDER CONVICT
the Lahore High Court, Pakistan, confirmed the death sentence to Mohammad Hussain of Faisalabad...
- JUNE 14, 2006AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. SINGAPORE PM STANDS FIRM ON DEATH PENALTY
the prime ministers of Singapore and Australia discussed their differences over Singapore's use of the death penalty.